<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Marshall, This might work short term, but think about how it might affect your reputation down the road. I wouldn't want this to happen to me, and would feel misled and wouldn't use you again. I think it's a fast way to get a shady reputation. Regarding churches, why not something like this? Make an appointment to meet with the music director PERSONALLY and explain your situation -- that you're new and wanting to gain experience. Then ask if you can tune some of the older pianos, either for free or a reduced rate. (Around here, there are many infrequently tuned pianos that sit in Sunday School rooms.) Ask the director to evaluate your work, and negotiate a rate correspondent with your abilities. I'm thinking maybe about $25-40 per piano, but I'm guessing because I don't know your abilities. This way, you at least get some money coming in and/or you are gaining valuable experience while getting your foot in the door. And, you will have an honest reputation. If you do good work, you will get some referrals eventually. Don't expect your business to explode overnight. John Formsma <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid011820061355.22365.43CE48E80003EF930000575D2200734830CACF0A029A9B01020E079F@comcast.net" type="cite"> <div>James, </div> <div>I figure I could get some tunings that way by perhaps catching a few off guard.  They'll schedule me and I'm in.  I'd hate to step on toes but I guess that's why they make steel tipped shoes.  Look out, Marshall's comming!</div> <div>Marshall</div> <div> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">-------------- Original message -------------- From: "James Grebe" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net"><pianoman@accessus.net></a> > That sounds like a good cold call tactic. > James > James Grebe Piano Tuning & Repair Member of M.P.T. > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years. "Member of the Year" in 1989 > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing > Instruments > (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</a> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pianotune05" <PIANOTUNE05 @comcast.net=""> > To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH @ptg.org=""> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:44 PM > Subject: Re: One Piano Per....?? > > > My curiosity is, if one guy has all of the churchs, another has all of the > schools, another has Not! re Dam, the other has another college, and yet > another has IUSB, plus their loyal customer base plus the other tunertechs > whom I do not know, how do I > a. keep from stepping on toes? > b. find customers that they don' t have if the store the only one in town > cannot hire me? > Marshall > ps. Maybe I need some sort of low vision device in order to see these so > called pianos that are out there not being tuned. I'm seriously thinking > about calling churches etc and saying, "Hello, I'm calling to schedule your > piano tuning", and seeing if the take me up on it, or say, "Oh we have a > tuner already." > (grrr pulling hair out saying how much I hate this community!) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Doepke > To: 'An open list for piano technicians' > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:21 PM > Subject: One Piano Per....?? > &! gt; > What is the average number of households that own a piano? > > > > 1 in 75 ? 1 in 100 ? > > > > This is not a quiz, I am just asking. > > > > Brian P. Doepke > > > > AAA Piano Works, Inc. > > 260-432-2043 > > 260-417-1298 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </PIANOTECH></PIANOTUNE05></blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>